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DALLIANCE
flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying
(noun) playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
dalliance, dawdling, trifling
(noun) the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dalliance (countable and uncountable, plural dalliances)
Playful flirtation; amorous play. [from 14th c.]
Synonym: flirtation
A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms: dawdling, idling, trifling
A sexual relationship, not serious but often illicit.
Synonym: affair
Anagrams
• allianced
Source: Wiktionary
Dal"li*ance, n. Etym: [From Dally.]
1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of caresses; wanton play. Look thou be true, do not give dalliance Too mnch the rein. Shak. O, the dalliance and the wit, The flattery and the strifeTennyson.
2. Delay or procrastination. Shak.
3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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